Shimla, May 23 -- In a major breakthrough in advanced cancer care, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMC) has claimed to have performed Himachal Pradesh's first robotic surgery for colon cancer successfully, marking a significant milestone in government healthcare services in the state.

The complex robotic-assisted surgery was performed on May 20 on a migrant labourer working in Kinnaur who was diagnosed with colon cancer. Doctors said the patient is recovering well and started taking normal food within four days of the operation.

Addressing a press conference on Saturday, Head of the Department of Surgery Dr Puneet Mahajan, cancer surgeon Dr Yashpal and surgeon Dr Rahul Rao termed the procedure a major achievement for the st...